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OCT 31, 2019 | BY MARCUS CERVANTES

FORDS HELP SWEETEN ‘MAINSTREET MEMORIES’ IN PORT HURON, MICHIGAN

A lineup of Ford Mustangs on display with their hoods up

PORT HURON, Mich. – Head as fast East as you can on Interstate 94 in Michigan and you’ll find yourself in Port Huron, just across the river from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. On the last day of July, this border-crossing town north of Detroit closes off its downtown area to host the annual MainStreet Memories car show. This year marked the 4th annual show for this rapidly growing regional event. After drawing 438 vehicles for last year’s show, MainStreet Memories pulled in more than 600 registered vehicles for 2019. And Gary Steward, CFO of MainStreet Memories, told us he’s already planning to top 800 registrants for the 2020 show next July.A classic Ford vehicle on display

While the MainStreet Memories show welcomes all makes and models and certainly is not an all-Ford event, we found plenty of Blue Oval rides on display throughout downtown Port Huron, as our photo gallery below will attest. MainStreet Memories also has a full schedule of activities to keep the thousands of show-goers entertained throughout the day. One of our favorites was the Canadian Model T Assembly Team, which happened to be set up directly across from our Ford Performance Meet-and Greet display with our free Mustang poster giveaway taking place all day. And it didn’t hurt that the 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt once campaigned by factory racer Milo Coleman in the Super Stock A Class and now owned by collector Art Goodsel, was on display right in front of our tent.A front side view of a classic vehicle on display

The event also featured door prize drawings, a 50/50 raffle, a kid’s zone, and of course an awards ceremony. One of the best features of this show is that it gives back to the community via their charity of choice, which is The Council on Aging, Inc. Over the past three years prior to the 2019 show, MainStreet Memories was able to donate over $37,000 to the organization. Enjoy our photo recap below:

A view of a road with vehicles on display

Classic vehicles on display

A lineup of classic vehicles driving down the road

A closeup of the front end of multiple Mustangs on display

A lineup of classic and current vehicles on display

A front end view of a classic blue Mustang on display with the hood up

A classic yellow vehicle on display with the number 98 on the side

A classic Ford vehicle on display

A front side view of a black Mustang on display

The front end of a classic Mustang on display

A classic blue and white Ford truck on display

A closeup of the front side of a GT350

A look at a Model T being assembled

Two people assembling a Model T

A pile of Model T parts on display

A red and white Ford vehicle on display

A small group assembling a Model T

A front side view of a classic red vehicle

A front side view of a black Mustang

A front side view of a classic red Mustang

A classic vehicle on display

An overview of people walking down the street to admire the vehicles on display

A front side view of a classic green vehicle on display

Two men holding a car part

FORD PERFORMANCE PHOTOS / COURTESY MARCUS CERVANTES